Experts warn Turning Point USA watchlist could pose risk for UMD professors
The watchlist was created in 2016 to identify professors who “discriminate against conservative students and advance leftist propaganda in the classroom.”
UMD graduate workers march for collective bargaining rights, union recognition
Graduate Labor Union leaders said striking is a possibility if the university refuses to meet their demands.
Experts warn education cuts, student loan changes could make it harder to attend college
The One Big Beautiful Bill, a new federal law, introduced caps on student loan borrowing that will begin next July.
Federal funding cuts loom over about 25 UMD Earth science researchers’ future projects
The cuts come amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to shift away from clean energy sources and cut Environmental Protection Agency funding.
College Park officials brace for impact of federal facility closures
The city is preparing for less movement in its business scene and fewer people visiting after thousands have lost or are at risk of losing their jobs.
Trump administration plans to deport Kilmar Armando Ábrego García to Eswatini
ICE attorneys wrote in a letter on Friday that the Maryland resident had listed at least 22 countries where he feared persecution if he was deported there.
‘Conceding to the pressures’: UMD students criticize DEI office’s renaming
The office changed its name on Aug. 7 from Office of Diversity and Inclusion to Belonging & Community at UMD.
Gov. Moore promises to fight Trump’s intended National Guard deployment in Baltimore
The clash marks a shift for Moore, who said in a CNN interview earlier this year that he would not be the “leader of the resistance” against the president.
U.S. Supreme Court lets Trump proceed with mass Education Department layoffs
The decision allows the administration to continue dismantling the department as part of a broader push to shrink the federal workforce.
UMD professors, students study federal government’s impact on Maryland economy
The University of Maryland business school collaborated with the state comptroller's office to produce the federal economic impact report.